The world's first, open today!

At 10:53 on June 16th, with the roar of the whistle, Hetian to Ruoqiang's 5818 passenger trains sailed out of the platform, which marked the official opening of the Ruo Railway. It can be reached at 11 hours and 26 minutes, and the Xinjiang Railway Network has been further improved to form the world's first desert railway ring line -2712 kilometers long Taklama Ganyan Desert Railway Ring Road.

And Ruo Ruo's first passenger train to run. People's Daily Hot Yira Photo

He Ruo Railway is located in the world's second largest liquid desert -the southern edge of the Taklama -Ganan Desert, from Xinjiang Hetian City in the west, Ruoqian County, Bazhou, with a total length of 825 kilometers. %, A typical desert railway. The design speed is 120 kilometers per hour, which is a national -level single -line railway, and the electrification conditions are reserved.

The dynamic test vehicle drove across the Niya River Bridge. Photo by Wenxinghua (Photo Conferring in the National Railway Group)

After the operation of the railway is opened, the railway department will arrange 2 pass passenger trains. The passenger trains along the route can reach Ruoqiang, Korla, Urumqi and other places. Hill 50 minutes, 24 hours and 23 minutes.

The dynamic test vehicle passes through the Rukjut Bridge. Photo by Wen Zhiquan (Photo Conferring in the National Railway Group)

At the same time, as a convenient logistics channel, and Ruo Ran will arrange 8 columns of cargo trains, cotton, walnuts, red dates, and minerals along the route can reach the mainland through the railway.

And Ruo Ran is green along the railway. (Picture of Xinjiang Railway)

The Ruo Railway and the Golmud to the Korla Railway Ruoqiang to the Korla section, the Korla to Kashi section of the South Xinjiang Railway, and the Kashgar to Hetian section together constitute the 2712 kilometers of the Takhara Magnatan Desert Railway.

The dynamic test vehicle drove across the Niya River Bridge. Photo by Wenxinghua (Photo Conferring in the National Railway Group)

The ring line passes five prefectures, including Xinjiang Bayin Guo Leng Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture, Aksu region, Kizilu Cirkiz Autonomous Prefecture, Kashgar area, and Hetian area, covering tens of millions of people in the southern Xinjiang area. The completion of this railway has ended the history of Luopu, Cele, Yu Tian, ​​Minfeng and other counties and Bayin Guo Leng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture. The construction of the western frontier railway network is greatly facilitated to travel and transportation of the people of all ethnic groups along the route. It has driven the development of resources along the line. It is of great significance to maintain national unity, consolidate the defense of the frontier, and help rural revitalization.

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